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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
No, You Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Post Hunter Biden's Dick Pic on Twitter  —  Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi's First Amendment follies.  —  While normal humans who denied Republicans their red wave were enjoying an epic sports weekend, an insular community of MAGA activists …
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David French / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson Don't Understand the First Amendment  —  Last night, Matt Taibbi, an independent journalist, wrote a lengthy Twitter thread he called “THE TWITTER FILES.”  The thread purported to expose how Twitter made the decision to dramatically suppress discussion of the contents …
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Elon Musk's promised Twitter exposé on the Hunter Biden story is a flop that doxxed multiple people … Free-speech crusader Elon Musk isn't happy with Twitter's years-old decision to suppress a news story about Hunter Biden's laptop just ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Who is Vijaya Gadde, the Twitter exec involved in censoring Post's Hunter Biden laptop bombshell?  —  One of the high-level Twitter executives who reportedly played “a key role” in the company's decision to censor The Post's bombshell story on Hunter Biden's laptop has a long history of being accused of suppressing conservative voices.
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
‘Deeply Underwhelmed’: Right-Wingers on Musk's Overhyped ‘Twitter Files’
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Brian Fung / CNN:
Released Twitter emails show how employees debated how to handle 2020 New York Post Hunter Biden story
New York Post:
Hunter Biden laptop bombshell: Twitter invented reason to censor Post's reporting
Todd Spangler / Variety:
‘Twitter Files’ Touted by Musk Reveal How Execs Debated Decision to Block NY Post Account Over Hunter Biden Articles
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's pre-runoff message: Terminate the Constitution  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DONALD TRUMP, the former president and the person that polls show is still the most likely GOP presidential nominee in 2024 …
New York Times:
In Georgia, a Heated Senate Race Stirs Mixed Emotions in Black Voters  —  The contest might have been a showcase of Black political power in the Deep South.  But many Black voters say Herschel Walker's turbulent campaign has marred the moment.  —  ATLANTA — The line of voters circled around …
Discussion: Politico, Washington Times and HotAir
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Politico:
3 takeaways from the big early voting numbers in Georgia's Senate runoff  —  More than 1 million people have voted early in the Georgia runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker — a sign of strong turnout ahead of Tuesday's contest.
Washington Post:
In Georgia runoff, GOP worries about Walker, Trump and party's future
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York's Gay Community on Edge  —  At first, the men's deaths were treated as overdoses, until tens of thousands of dollars were found drained from their bank accounts.  —  Julio Ramirez died in the back seat of a taxi in April after he left a popular gay bar in Manhattan with a group of men.
Discussion: East Bay Times
New York Times:
Two Trump-Appointed Judges Rebuke a Third for Bending the Law in His Favor  —  The reversal of a district judge's intervention in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation shows the complexity of former President Donald J. Trump's judicial legacy.  —  WASHINGTON — A scathing decision on Thursday …
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Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: A good turn of events, made possible by a still sturdy judicial branch
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Glancy / The Spectator World:
Please America, don't get into soccer  —  Embracing the beautiful game would be the beginning of the end of American greatness  —  Americans are truly excellent at four things: ingenuity, marketing, making chicken wings and inventing their own sports.  The first three, of course …
Discussion: Sports Illustrated
Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Donald Trump ought to face the same charges the Oath Keepers did  —  Tuesday's convictions of five Oath Keepers — including founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes and top deputy Kelly Meggs who were found guilty of the gravely serious charge of seditious conspiracy — may seem like game-winning goals …
Wall Street Journal:
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China  —  Burned by Covid lockdowns and worker protests at Foxconn plants, the iPhone maker is looking to diversify the supply chain that has powered its growth  —  In recent weeks, Apple Inc. AAPL -.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle …
Discussion: 9to5Mac and HotAir, more at Techmeme »
The Guardian:
Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise  —  Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’  —  Afghan nationals who were promised resettlement to the UK nearly a year ago …
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic  —  When members of the small Pennsylvania chapter of Secular Democrats of America log on for their monthly meetings, they're not there for a virtual happy hour.  —  “We don't sit around at our meetings patting ourselves …
 
 
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